BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " KENNY BARRON " IS A JAZZ PIANIST KNOWN FOR HIS LYRICAL STYLE OF PLAYING AND HAS APPEARED ON HUNDREDS OF RECORDINGS AS BOTH LEADER AND SIDEMAN : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

                            BLACK                SOCIAL                HISTORY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Kenny Barron  born June 9, 1943 in Philadelphia is an American jazz pianist. Known for his lyrical style of playing, Barron has appeared on hundreds of recordings as both leader and sideman and is consequently considered one of the most important and influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era.

Biography

Kenny Barron is the younger brother of tenor saxophonist Bill Barron (1927–1989). One of his first gigs was as pianist with the Dizzy Gillespie quartet.

He graduated in 1978 with a BA in Arts from Empire State College (Metropolitan Center, New York City).

He also co-led the groups Sphere and the Classical Jazz Quartet.

Between 1987 and 1991, Barron recorded several albums with Stan Getz, most notably Boss as & Ballads – The Lost Sessions, Serenity, Anniversary and People Time, a 2CD set.

He has been nominated nine times for Grammy Awards and for the American Jazz Hall of Fame. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009.

For over 25 years, Barron taught piano and keyboard harmony at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He now teaches at the Juilliard School of Music. His piano students have included Noah Baer man, Earl MacDonald, Harry Pickens, and Aaron Parks.